Skate



(No Model.)

J. A. WHBLPLEY.

SKATE.

No. 399,365. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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PATENT Orrtcs.

KEENE, NEIY HAMPSHIRE.

SKATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,365, dated March 12, 1889.

I Application filed April 2,1888. Serial No. 269,270. (No model.

in the county of Cheshire and State of Sew Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skates, of which the follow ing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of skates in which clamps are employed to secure the skate to the bootor shoe without the aid of straps; and the invention consists in certain details of construction,hereinatter fully described, and set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of a skate embodying my invention. Fig. 2 a plan or top view of the same with the clamps and actuating-lever in a closed position. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the clamps and actuatinglever in an open position. Fig. t is a transverse vertical section taken on the line of Fig. 2. Figs. to 24.- are detail views'of various parts of the skate.

A represents the skate-runner; B, the toeplate; C, the heel-plate; D, the actuating-1e ver; EE,thetoeclanips; F, a screwthreaded regulating-bar, and (i' the adjustable heel.- clamp.

The runner A is of about the same height at the toe as at the heel, (see Fig. 5,) whereby I am enabled to cut the runner from a much narrower bar than used for runners of ordinary construction. The upwardly-projecting toe portion a is provided with a recess, 1), of hook form, as shown, and both the center and heel projecting pieces 0 (l are provided with a recess, 6, and the heel projecting piece (Z is also provided with studs or projecting pieces ff.

The toe-plate I; is made of thin metal stamped out and bent to the form shown. (See view and plan of the plate.) Near the forward end a hole, g, is cut, and at the rear end is 1 formed a channel, 72, for the toe-clamps E to slide in. This channel is slightly curved transversely of the skate to allow for the curve of the boot or shoe, and in the center of this channel a depression, '1', and two holes, j], are formed. A round hole, 7;, is alsomade Figs. 0 and 7, which are respectively a side on one side near the center, as shown. To build up from the front projecting piece, a, of the runner to the front of the toe-plate, I employ a small piece of metal, II, stamped to the shape shown in Fig. 8 and then bent to the form shown in Fig. 0.

The toe-plate is secured to the runner in the following manner: The piece II is first placed in the hooked recess 1) in the runner. The toe-plate is then hooked onto the top of the piece H, the upper ends of which pass through the hole g. The rear end ot the toeplate is then passed over the center projecting piece, c, of the runner A, the depressed portion 2' resting 011 the bottom of the recess 6. A fiat key, I, of the form shown in Fig. 10, is then dropped into the depression 1' and turned a short distance, which brings its projecting edges into the notches c in the projecting piece c, thereby securely locking the toe-plate onto the runner.

The heel-plate C is also made of thin metal. stamped out to the form shown in Fig. 11 and then bent to the form shown in Figs. 13 and 1%, which are respectively side view and plan of the heel-plate. The outer edge of the portions Z, which form the rear heel-clamps, is thickened and slightly bent up in the stamping, so as to form the spur, as will be best seen in Fig. 12, which is a section taken on line y y of Fig. 11. The heel-plate is also provided with a depression, '2', and holesjj, and it is fastened to the runner by a key, I, in the same manner as that described with reference to the toe-plate. It is also provided with a long slot, 711, in which slides the adjustable heelclamp G.

The toe-clamps F. are stamped and bent to the form shown in Figs. 15 and 16, which are respectively side view and plan of one of the toe-clamps. The spur on these clamps is formed when they are stamped out the same as described with reference to thehcel-clamps, 1 and each of these clamps is provided with a small stud, it. They are also made slightly .urved longitudinally, so as to coniiorm to the i shape of the curved channel 71 in thetoe-plate I in which they slide.

I The actuating-lever is stamped and bent to the form shown in Figs. 17 and 18, which are respectively side view and plan of the lever. The portion of this lever upon which the sole rests is curved longitudinally to follow the curve of the boot or shoe, and in the wide or front portion are formed three slots, 10 q q. Through the straight slot 19 is passed a bolt, J, (shown detached in Fig. 19,) which also passes through the hole in the toe-plate, and is secured by a pin, .9, (see Fig. 1,) passing through a hole in the bolt just under the toe-plate B. This bolt forms the fulcrum upon which the lever D swings. The studs 11 n on the toe-clamps E pass up into the slots (1 q, which are on an. angle to each other in the form of a V, and are each curved slightly at one end, as shown. The tail. end D of the lever is formed saddle-shaped to fit over the upper edge of. the runner to lock the lever when in a closed position. The lever .l) also provided with a hole, 0, through which is passed a headed block or bolt, K, (shown detached in Fig. 20,) provided with a screwthreaded h ol e, through wh ich the screw-thread ed regulating-bar F passes. This bar is at its other end secured to the adjustable heelclanip G. (See Fig. .21 and 22, which are respectively a plan view and end view of the bar and clamp.) The bar F is also provided at the end of the screw threaded portion with a thumb-piece, 20, which, when'the lever D is in the locked position, comes against the edge of the lever and prevents the rod F from tu rning.

The clamp G is stamped out and bent to the form shown, the lower portion forming a button, 7", which. is passed through the slot m in the heel-plate before the bar E and lever D are connected together. The portion of metal that was on each side of the button I, being bent up, forms a rest or support 011 the top of the heel-plate, and the upper edge of the clamp is bent over to form a knife-edge.

To strengthen the heel-clamps Z, I form a bulb or depression at the center, where they are bent up, as shown in Figs. 23 and 24, which are respectively a side view and section through a clamp and a portion of the heelplate. This bulb or depression 7: acts as a brace and prevents the clamp from being broken off.

To secure the skate to a boot or shoe, the heel-clamp G and toe-clamps E E are first adjusted to the required size by turning the regulating-bar F. The skate is then placed on the boot or shoe in an open position, shown in Fig. 3. Then upon pressing the lever D inward the heel-clamp G comes into contact with the heel of the. boot or shoe, and as the lever is pressed farther in itis also pushed forward, the clamp G acting as a fulcrum, and the toe-clamps E E are drawn inward by the studs 22, working in the slots q, being drawn toward the inner ends of the, slots g, which are set at an angle to each other in the form. of a V, as shown.

It will be seen that the fulcrum J is on one side of the center of the skateviz., on the side the levers openwhereby the toe-clamps are caused to open and close in unison with each other.

Vhat I claim my invention is 1. The toe-plate 13, formed of a single piece of metal and provided with a hole, g, channel it, depression '1', and holes j j, in combination with the piece ll, runner A, and key I, substantially as shown and described.

2. A toe or heel plate provided with a depression, i, and holes 7' j, in combination with a runner having upwardlyprojecting pieces provided with recesses e and notches e, and the nut I, substantially as and For the purpose set forth.

The lever D, provided with a straight slot, 1), and two slots, 1 q, set at. an angle to each other, the regulatingscrew-threaded bar F, bolt K, and adjustable heel-clamp G, in combination with the toe-clamps E E, provided with studs 11, toeplate 1 provided with curved channel 71 bolt J, upon which the lever D is free to turn, and also to travel longitudinally, and heel-plate G, provided with a slot, at, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

at. The regulatingbar F, provided with a thumb-piece, it, in combination with the lever D, whereby the bar F is prevented from turning when the lever is locked, substantially as set forth.

5. The piece H, in combination with the runner A,provided with the hooked recessl'), and toe-plate B, provided with the hole g,

substantially as and for the purpose set,

forth.

(i. Toe orheel clamps provided at their upper edges with spurs that are upset in the process of stamping out the blank, substantially as set forth.

7. The toe-plate ll, provided with the channel 71, said channel being bent on a slight curve transversely of the skate, in combination with the toe-clamps D, bent to correspond thereto, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The actuating-lever I), provided atits forward end with a straight slot, through which is passed a bolt to secure it to the toeplate, so that it is free to turn, and also to travel longitudinally, and also provided with two slots set at an angle to each other for operating the toe-clamps, the rear end of the lever being formed saddle-shaped to lock it onto the runner, substantially as shown and described. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES A. \vI-IELPLEY.

\Vitnesses:

L. W. Howns, E. PLANTA. 

